Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 425 - 4 Eh? [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 425: Chapter 4 Eh? [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

That night, the front and back doors of Yetang Mansion remained closed, and there were no traces of anyone climbing over the courtyard wall. Tang Yu’an’s lamp was shattered in his room, and there were people who appeared in the painting. All the clues seem to point to...

A living person being transported into a painting?

This incident was truly strange.

If it was just about the soul being drawn into the painting, then it wouldn’t be too peculiar. There were all sorts of ghosts and spirits that could do this. However, if it involved being drawn in whole, body and soul, space was needed.

Even if the painting was a Magical Storage Tool, it wouldn’t be able to hold living creatures... The most likely explanation was that it contained another miniature world, similar to a Secret Realm.

"Landlord Tang, can you tell us in detail about the origins of this painting?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

"Alright." Tang Song replied, "This is a well-known work by Lin Bingzhu, a famous court painter from the previous dynasty, titled the ’Eastern Suburbs Lady Drawing’. It depicts the suburban outing of the ladies from that same former dynasty. I bought it from Official Su, the Wu’an City Castellan, at a pretty hefty cost. Who would have thought it would bring such a strange case?"

"Being a famous painting, there should have been many previous owners. Have you ever heard of such incidents happening before?" Chu Liang asked thoughtfully.

"Never." Tang Song shook his head.

"If there’s nothing wrong with the painting itself, then something must have happened to it later that caused the problem." Jiang Yuebai reasoned logically, his gaze lowered in concentration.

"If it’s something attached to the painting that bewitches human souls, then it must be the work of a ghost. But the complete disappearance of the physical body is indeed rare. We may need to investigate further to find out." Chu Liang said.

"We can’t damage the scroll itself, or we might end up harming Young Master Tang. Either we use the Dao of Qiankun to unravel it, or we... try once more."

"I shall try tonight." Chu Liang said.

"Eh?" Tang Song expressed his confusion from the side.

Once these young prodigies began to think, it was as if they had entered another realm. They seemed to be talking to themselves, yet they could still converse with each other. Try what?

If the disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect who had attended Jiang Yuebai’s lecture last time were here, they might find this scene familiar.

"landlord Tang, there’s no need to be anxious. The sky is already getting dark. Later, you just need to hang the scroll back in its original place. I’ll stay there tonight and observe. If there’s a malevolent ghost harming people, it won’t just show up once. If nothing happens tonight, we will take the scroll back to Shu Mountain tomorrow and ask the senior masters to try to open it." Chu Liang said.

"Alright..." Tang Song finally understood and nodded continuously: "We’ll do as both of you say."

Jiang Yuebai looked at Chu Liang. "Why are you going? I’m the Chief Disciple, so I should be the one to investigate."

"What if it’s a ghost that only targets men?" Chu Liang laughed.

Jiang Yuebai made a face and muttered, "Gosh, you look so excited."

...

That night, Chu Liang came to the collection room of Yetang Mansion.

He held a candle, quietly pacing around, scrutinizing Tang Song’s valuable collection.

The ’Picture of Ladies’ was still hanging in the middle of the wall. There was no activity yet, but he was not in a hurry. He patiently waited.

Outside the room, Jiang Yuebai was in another courtyard, his Divine Sense locked onto that room. If anything moved, he could rush over immediately.

With their current capabilities, they could face this predicament on their own, tackling some mischievous ghosts was not challenging to them.

The night grew deeper.

Suddenly, a chill wind swept in. Chu Liang quickly sensed the presence of a dark aura and immediately turned his attention to the ’Picture of Ladies’ on the wall.

However, there seemed to be no change on the scroll.

But he immediately turned around.

At the door behind him, there was indeed a vivid red figure standing.

The curvaceous, alluring woman in red was leaning against the door, and in a languid voice, she said, "It’s late, do you want to find a place to rest?"

It seemed to be an unscrupulous ghost indeed.

Chu Liang looked at the attractive ghost and smiled, "Surely, does the lady’s house lie nearby?"

The seductive woman in red slowly moved closer and said, "Yes, let me escort you back to my place..."

Chu Liang used his Divine Sense to detect the woman ghost’s Qi. Knowing that her Cultivation wasn’t high, he didn’t dare to use the Demon Revealing Treasure Brick to probe. He might accidentally crush her to death with it.

Thinking quickly, he decided to follow her harmlessly.

"Then I shall trouble the lady." He nodded.

As they were talking, the woman in red had already approached him and reached out to grasp his hand, but Chu Liang quickly withdrew it.

"Lady, it would be fine just to guide me, let’s not be like this..." Chu Liang said ambiguously.

"Look at how shy you are, there’s no one watching, what are you afraid of?" the red-dressed beauty ghost chuckled.

"Who said no one is watching..." Chu Liang muttered quietly, pointing at the Picture of Ladies on the wall, "Aren’t they watching?"

"Then I’ll take you to meet them."

The red-dressed beauty ghost flicked her long sleeves, and suddenly the Picture of Ladies seemed to come to life with flowing rivers, tree shadows, and the ladies beside the river...

She grabbed Chu Liang with one hand and swiftly melted into the picture with him.

Chu Liang felt dizzy, and abruptly, he found himself in another world.

Is this really a secret realm?

The sky here was high and the clouds light, the willows were merrily swaying, and it was warm and sunny like a spring day. The women by the river were playing in groups. Seeing the red-dressed beauty ghost bringing Chu Liang in, they all burst into laughter: "Another handsome young man’s arrived."

"Again?" Chu Liang asked upon hearing this, "Who else was here before me?"

The red-dressed woman suddenly snuggled into his arms, and whispered, "What? Are you here looking for someone?"

Chu Liang promptly took a step back and replied, "Indeed, Miss, do you happen to know where he is?"

"He’s probably having fun somewhere around here?" The red-dressed beauty ghost glanced around and suddenly pointed with her hand, "Ah, he’s over there."

Chu Liang’s gaze followed to a distant pavilion where a thin young man and a green-dressed woman were walking out. The young man’s steps were unsteady, but his face was full of smiles.

It was Tang Yu’an.

Chu Liang hurriedly went over and greeted, "Are you Tang Yu’an, Brother Tang?"

"I am, who might you be?" Tang Yu’an was still smiling as he looked at Chu Liang.

"I was sent by your father to bring you home." Chu Liang said.

"My father?" At these words, Tang Yu’an paused, "I only came in for a moment, he’s already noticed?"

"Brother Tang, you went missing last night. It’s already been a day and a night." Chu Liang said.

"This..." Tang Yu’an was taken aback, "What’s going on?"

"Young Master, the time here is not the same as outside." The green-dressed woman beside him reminded, "A day in the painting is a year outside."

"Ah?"

Not only was Tang Yu’an surprised, but Chu Liang was also somewhat taken aback. Was this a secret realm that could alter the flow of time?

This was a priceless treasure.

"I must have been too happy here, I forgot to go out. That’s my fault." Tang Yu’an shook his head and said.

Chu Liang was puzzled, "But your appearance from the outside seemed extremely frightened."

Tang Yu’an shook his head and smiled, "I was just scared when I first came in, but Xiao Cui and her friends quickly dispelled my fear."

Looking at his smiling face, Chu Liang thought to himself, the fear had indeed been thoroughly dispelled.

But wait...

If Tang Yu’an’s frightened expression upon entering could be frozen for so long, could it be...

Just as he had this bad feeling, the women gathered again, "Since young master came to rescue him, you must be a cultivator, correct?"

They knew?

Seeing that these women were different from ordinary ghosts, Chu Liang answered truthfully, "I am Chu Liang, a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect."

Immediately, they all knelt down, "Please master, uphold justice for us!"

...

Outside the painting.

Jiang Yuebai had also arrived in the storage room. She had also felt the presence of the female ghost just now. However, as the ghost had low cultivation, she didn’t take action. When she saw Chu Liang confidently follow the ghost into the hidden realm in the painting, she naturally understood Chu Liang’s approach.

At this moment, looking at the painting, she noticed changes in the scene depicted.

Tang Song wasn’t looking scared anymore, instead, he was seen laughing and enjoying the company of the ladies in the painting.

And Chu Liang’s figure was on the other bank of the river, with a red-dressed woman clinging to him...

Jiang Yuebai’s eyebrows gradually furrowed, "Oh?"